The Futurists
Join co-hosts Lloyd and Meghan as they deep dive into topical issues, curiosities, insights, and brainstorms as posed by futurist Sheridan Forge of The Foundry think tank. We explore the uncomfortable and provocative questions - the musings and conjectures of experts and sages (biological and synthetic) - a lighthearted look at the fascinations of our world curated through the lens of A.I.
The Futurists
The Robot Courts
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Should courtroom juries be replaced by A.I. for a less-biased adjudication? For that matter, should an A.I. judge - the "just machine" (in Donald Fagen's 1982 hit song I.G.Y.) - replace human judges to reduce bias and ensure proper justice is levied? Would such an evolution be allowed under the Constitution? Would lawyers then become A.I. in order to properly and more fully present their cases? If the whole process is run by A.I., court cases could be completely resolved in a fraction of the time it currently takes in the human system. What would be the impact on society of "instant justice" under the ubiquity of legal precedent and history available to A.I.?